The Weekly Strange

Listen..We're back again for a new exciting episode. For the first time in the history of the Wally Report we've officially entered the true crime space!! Today we'll be analyzing and deep diving the famous true crime documentary that shocked the world, the JInx on Max!. Additionally, we've brought in a new fantastic co-host, Sean Stafford Serino, to discuss the show with us, at length. She's an a...

In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz looks into the May 2020 murder of Spc. Enrique Roman Martinez, a soldier from Fort Bragg, North Carolina who, along with other soldiers, defied COVID-19 protocols in order to enjoy a Memorial Day camping trip in the Outer Banks, and was never seen alive again. Then Jon takes a call from a man who says that Bigfoot is alive and well an...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz discusses the latest UFO/UAP video footage released this week by documentary filmmaker Jeremy Corbell that was shot in 2023 aboard a US Navy vessel and its links to other video footage from Southern California as well as the theory of an underwater UAP base. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination...

In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz delves into the story of Achemez Gochiyayev, a supposedly loyal Russian soldier who then was radicalized and responsible for a series of bombings across Russia that killed hundreds. But there are two sides to this story and Gochiyayev's might just entail more than meets the eye - especially where Russian Intelligence is concerned. Subscribe to our Y...

In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz looks into the February 2024 road rage murder of Justin Parker and asks why it hasn't been solved yet. Then a caller recounts a terrifying experience with urban UFO abduction and the strange location it occurred. All this and more on this episode. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination Che...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz investigates one of the first serial killers in the United States, H. H. Holmes and his bloody trail of insurance fraud and murder. When he was finally arrested, new accounts of his grisly deeds came to light, including an infamous hotel in Chicago that the press called his "murder castle." Come learn all the bloody details in this episode of...

In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz delves into the world of French citizen Hayat Boumeddiene, an average middle class woman who grew up to become one of France's most wanted as a terrorist who helped facilitate the attacks at Charlie Hebdo and others with her husband and several other terrorists. Boumeddiene was last seen in 2015 when she fled across the Turkish border into Syria. She...

In this 4th episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz journeys to Sable Island, two hundred miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, a place called the Graveyard of the Atlantic for the more than 350 shipwrecks that have occurred in its waters. What are the legends that surround this remote island that a handful of researchers and 550 feral horses call home? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: htt...

In this 2nd episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz delves into the world of Jho Low, a wealthy Malaysian businessman who stole $4.5 billion dollars (US) from the Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund and is currently on-the-run and believed to be in hiding in China. Listen to learn more about this businessman who counted high profile celebrities and politicians among his many friends. Subscribe to our...

In this 3rd episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz delves into the world of Omar Odavi, a man who can supposedly commune with fish and other marine life. Is there anything of substance to this story? Or is it just one of a million other fraudulent claims perpetrated on the gullible? Watch and find out! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination Ch...

In this second episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz asks what happened with the great drone invasion of 2024 and examines what could have been behind it, and the security risks that we face if we're indifferent to the threat drones pose. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination Check out Jon's work: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jon-F.-Merz/au...

In this first episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz delves into the details surrounding a recent discovery of Bigfoot tracks near the town of Wells, Maine. With witness video and pictures, there's a lot of "strange" to dive into. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination Check out Jon's work: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jon-F.-Merz/author/B001J...

In this fourth episode of The Other Side of Midnight, host Jon F. Merz discusses the Atlas Vampire murder, vampirism, and more. The Other Side of Midnight is where true crime meets the paranormal and the unexplained. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Vampire. https://listverse.com/2018/08/12/10-disturbing-facts-of-the-atlas-vampire/. Check out Jon's work: https://www.amazon.com...

Listen.... We're finally back and this time we're joined by actor/director Tate Donovan for an exclusive interview! We discuss his impressive career and cover many notable projects such as Space Camp, Memphis Belle, Hercules, Lobby Hero, The OC, Damages, Bloodline, and the Upside! We then end in ceremonial Wally Report fashion with the monthly top five hottest shows! Don't miss it. The Wally Repo...

In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz examines the Hinterkaifeck murders that took place in Germany in 1922, its possible connection to a serial killer in the US, and how the case remains Germany's most gruesome unsolved crime. Then a caller recounts her experiences moving across country with her husband into their dream home, only to discover its history is the stuff of...

Listen... The fellas are back in town and we're ready to paint it red. Co-hosts Ari Weiss & Christopher Devine return to discuss hot monthly topics, key elements of episode 1, and a quick rehash of Succession, Severance, and the Bear! We then unveil and analyze a few comments from our listeners, which is a new segment! This is followed up by the famous Wally Report top 5 monthly countdown of May 2...

Join co-hosts Ari Weiss & Christopher Devine for this groundbreaking premiere episode of the Wally Report. The fellows discuss the history of television, the HBO boom in the late 90s, the nature of film vs television, and then introduce the "modern golden age of television" concept and timeline. They then reflect on the current state of television and how certain factors have impacted the overall...

In this premiere episode of THE HUNTED: Real Life Fugitives Still On-The-Run, host Jon F. Merz looks at the case of Jan Marsalek, a tech bro behind the Wirecard debacle in Europe who then became a Russian spy. New episodes every Sunday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT podcast, Jon examines the unsolved murder from 1998 of Mindy West and how her death could be related to six others and the work of a serial killer called the Main South Woodsman. Then we discuss the Loch Ness Monster and a caller from Inverness, Scotland recounts his own recent experience and its relation to some other...stranger things. THE OTHER SIDE...

Lori Heimer's murder in a quiet rural town in 2016 remains unsolved, a caller recounts a strange episode with a dog appearing out of nowhere, and traitor Monica Witt remains at large to this day... The Other Side of Midnight is where true crime meets the paranormal and the unexplained. Check out Jon's work: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jon-F.-Merz/author/B001JP43NU. https://t.co/nL8CCgPQn0. https...